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Yes, Jorge Pastore was married.
Multiple reports reveal that he is survived by his wife, two stepsons, parents, and two sisters.
Jorge Pastore was named as the Austin SWAT police officer who was shot and killed on Saturday morning.
Pastore joined the department in 2019 as a cadet and graduated in January 2020.
Pastore patrolled Central and South East Austin while also serving on SWAT and the department’s Special Response Team.
What happened
Senior Police Officer Jorge Pastore was shot and killed during a hostage barricade at 9308 Bernoulli Drive at about 4:10 am.
Patrol officers had initially responded to the residence for a domestic violence call involving a stabbing shortly before 3:00 am.
Arriving officers located an injured victim outside of the home and learned there were two more injured victims inside.
As the officers attempted to enter the home to rescue the victims the subject inside opened fire, causing the officers to retreat.
The agency’s SWAT team arrived at the scene and attempted a hostage rescue at about 4:30 am.
The subject opened fire on the SWAT team, fatally wounding Officer Pastore and wounding a second officer.
The officers returned fire, killing him. The other two victims were also found deceased inside the home.
